The company was founded by Herbert Felix (1908-1973) who arrived in Sweden 1938 as a refugee from Nazism.
He was hired by AB P. Håkansson who had a surplus of acetic acid needed expertise in pickles.
They were known for their Znaimer Gurken and in the new company cucumber pickles (including the famous Boston Cucumber) were the major products, even after the company expanded its production to include potato-based foodstuffs.
Following the Second World War, an important client of the company became the United States forces which were still stationed in Europe.
[5] In April 1980, as part of Cavenham's divestment in food production, AB Felix was sold to Swedish firm Beijerinvest.